ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) announced today that it has filed
lawsuits against Apple Inc. and HTC Corporation, alleging the
infringement of certain Kodak patents relating to digital imaging
technology.

A complaint filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
specifically claims that certain of Apple’s iPhones, iPads, and iPods,
and certain of HTC’s smartphones and tablets infringe Kodak patents that
relate to technology for transmitting images. Kodak also alleges that
certain of HTC’s smartphones infringe a patent that covers technology
related to a method for previewing images which is already the subject
of pending actions against Apple. Separately, Kodak filed suits today
against Apple and HTC in U.S. District Court for the Western District of
New York alleging the same infringement.

“As we have stated before, Kodak is the leader in digital imaging
innovation and we have invested hundreds of millions of dollars creating
our pioneering patent portfolio,” said Laura G. Quatela, President and
Chief Operating Officer, Eastman Kodak Company. “We’ve had numerous
discussions with both companies in an attempt to resolve this issue, and
we have not been able to reach a satisfactory agreement."

“Our primary interest is not to disrupt the availability of any product
but to obtain fair compensation for the unauthorized use of our
technology,” Quatela said. “There’s a basic issue of fairness that needs
to be addressed. The failure of companies to appropriately compensate
Kodak for the unauthorized use of our patented technology impedes our
ability to continue to innovate and introduce new products.”

Kodak has licensed patents related to digital imaging technology to more
than 30 companies, including such leading mobile-device companies as LG,
Motorola, Samsung and Nokia, all of which are royalty bearing to Kodak.

In the complaint against Apple and HTC, Kodak is seeking from the ITC an
exclusion order preventing the importation of infringing devices,
including mobile telephones and wireless communication devices featuring
digital cameras. In the suits against Apple and HTC in U.S. District
Court, Kodak alleges infringement of the same patents and is seeking to
permanently enjoin Apple and HTC from further infringement, as well as
the recovery of damages.

“We remain open to negotiating a fair and amicable agreement with these
companies, which has always been our preference and our practice with
other licensees,” Timothy M. Lynch, Chief Intellectual Property Officer,
said. “We seek to avoid litigation in our licensing programs whenever
possible. But when the infringement is persistent, we will act to defend
the interests of our shareholders and licensees, and to promote the fair
compensation that is the bedrock of innovation.”

The complaints against Apple and HTC assert infringement of the
following patents:

U.S. Patent No. 7,210,161 – “Automatically Transmitting Images from an
Electronic Camera to a Service Provider Using a Network Configuration
File”

U.S. Patent No. 7,453,605 – “Capturing Digital Images to be
Transferred to an E-Mail Address”

U.S. Patent No. 7,936,391 – “Digital Camera with Communications
Interface for Selectively Transmitting Images over a Cellular Phone
Network and a Wireless LAN Network to a Destination”

The complaints against HTC also assert infringement of U.S. Patent No.
6,292,218 (“Electronic Camera for Initiating Capture of Still Images
While Previewing Motion Images”), which is the same patent at issue in
the pending ITC action initiated by Kodak in January 2010 against Apple
and Research In Motion Limited.